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Hole Yards Par
1 500 4
2 396 4
3 226 3
4 575 5
5 186 3
6 345 4
7 360 4
8 441 4
9 518 4
Interlachen Country Club Statistics
Rank
Average
13
11
18
17
4.840 1 0 11
4.404
3.479 9 0 21
5.497 8 0 40
3.441
4.229
4.253
2
Out 3547 35 39.556
10 347 4
11 458 4
12 557 5
13 190 3
14 440 4
15 414 4
16 318 4
17 225 3
18 428 4
4.405
4.651
5.392
3.475
4.517
4.520
4.344
3.552
4.397
In 3377 35 39.253
Total 6924 70 78.797
4.660 3 0 14
4.753 2 0 11
3
Eagles Birdies
1
29
20
42
42
12 2 25
4 0
13
16
15
14
15 1 47
10 0 17
7 1
6 0
16 0 38
5 0
14 1 44
5
8
" About 15 years ago I got beat
[losing to Dave Tentis in a playoff at the
Minnesota State Open]. I was in the third
to fi nal group so nobody really expected
anything. I shot a fi nal-round 68 there,
so that's what I was thinking about. I
thought maybe I could do it again to put
some pressure on the leaders. I thought
if I could shoot in the 60s today, we'd see
what happens, " Carothers said.
A former University of Minnesota
golfer in the early '90s, Carothers said he
was tempted slightly by fellow Gophers
who had turned professional after graduating:
" I had a lot of teammates turn pro,
and people always asked me why I didn't
turn pro. I always told myself I wanted to
be one of the best amateurs in the state
and have fun with golf. "
James Scheller became the oldest
winner in the tournament's history after
winning the 1991 championship at
Minnesota Valley Country Club at 52.
A month after turning 48 in 2000, John
Harris won his fourth and fi nal MGA
Amateur at Bearpath.
Carothers, who turned 48 in March,
edges out Harris by just a few months to
become the second oldest player to win
the event.
Meyer, a recent University of Minnesota
graduate, earned the best fi nish
Pars Bogeys
112
208
190
175
194
227
220
174
140
193
104
135
114
144
92
87
134
169
Dbl. Others
49
25
26
34
12
10
21
39
44
11
9
4
13
6
5
4
15
12
230 1640 1172 260 79
201 115 30
167 145 43
182 108 25
197 134 22
183 146 21
203 117 33
199 112 23
176 154 26
184 107 30
2
7
12
5
8
7
3
5
9
229 1692 1138 253 58
459 3332 2310 513 137
of his amateur career, shooting a fi nalround
70 Wednesday after opening the
championship with a 72 before carding a
73 Tuesday.
" I played great-my ball striking was
good and any green I missed was on
the fringe, " Meyer said after his round
Wednesday. " I thought I executed my
game plan really well. I had a lot of
chances, and a good chance on the last
hole-but I just couldn't get them to fall. "
Meyer played his front nine at 1-under
following a 20-foot birdie at the 13th, but
grinded extremely well over the fi rst half
of the front nine, getting up-and-down
and rolling three par putts from at least
four feet.
" One of my strengths is making comebackers
and grinding out pars, " he said.
" I was knocking in four- or fi ve-footers
early, which helped me get comfortable.
I was hitting good shots under pressure
and never felt that nervous all day. "
Obermueller carded a 1-over par 71
Wednesday to fi nish alone in third place,
while 2015 MGA Mid-Players' champion
Joe O'Brien posted the day's second
round below par (and the tournament's
third) with a 69 to fi nish tied for fourth
with Myles Pfi ngsten and Sam Foust at
7-over 217.
2
3
MGA AMA T EUR
FINAL RESULTS
1 Dave Carothers
Wild Marsh Golf Club
72-76-66-214
Grady Meyer
Windsong Farm
72-73-70-215
Tyler Obermueller
Oak Marsh Golf Club
71-74-71-216
T4 Joe O'Brien
Rush Creek Golf Club
77-71-69-217
T4 Myles Pfingsten
Interlaken Golf Club
75-72-70-217
T4 Sam Foust
Edina Country Club
76-70-71-217
7
Noah Rasinski
Heritage Links Golf Club
76-73-70-219
T8 Ben Greve
Minneapolis Golf Club
77-73-70-220
T8 Jacques Wilson
Chaska Town Course
75-74-71-220
T8 Riley Johnson
Meadows Golf Club
75-73-72-220
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TEAM RESULTS
Bunker Hills GC
John Anderson
Michael Christensen
Caleb VanArragon
Bill Tadewald
2
Hazeltine National GC +38
Jesse Polk
458
Jordan Ryan
Ryan Carlson
Paul Stankey
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